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Do long checkout lines cause you to have heart palpitations? Or would you suggest a layout change based on your heart rhythm? Walmart's shopping carts might one day sense your heart rate and tension levels.

Walmart filed a patent in August for a shopping cart that monitors various biometric signals, like a customer's body temperature, heart rate and tightness of grip on the handle. According to the patent titled System And Method For Biometric Feedback Cart Handle, the data would be..

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Healthcare companies recognize their need for closer collaboration—internally and externally—but several pitfalls are keeping this goal from becoming a reality.

Telehealth and videoconferencing technologies have both been around since the 1970s. Advances in internet bandwidth and technology within the past five years coupled with lower technology costs and increased video communication among consumers have led to an explosion in adoption of these systems. Previously, corporate..

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What Ford’s change says about flexibility and why IT should pay attention.

Ford Motor Company announced earlier this year its plan to stop production of all passenger sedans except for two: the Ford Mustang and the Focus Active. Citing plunging sales and declining profits from its passenger car lineup, Ford will shift its resources to the booming market segments: pickups, SUVs and crossover-utility vehicles, according to CEO Jim Hackett.

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Bedroc has announced a $25,000 donation to GiGi's Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers Nashville. The donation, in partnership with Cisco, supports the 2018 I Have a Voice Gala and Auction, the organization's primary annual fundraiser, held on February 24. "The decision to support GiGi's Playhouse was an easy one for Bedroc," said Chase Wilkinson, Bedroc Founder and CEO. "At Bedroc, we believe success is built on a strong foundation and we are proud..

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Unprecedented access to information anytime and anywhere is fueling the demand for personalized service delivery in every sector, including healthcare. At the same time, escalating costs are driving a keen focus on a lean model of managed care intended to boost the bottom line. Treatment centers worldwide are embracing mobility to streamline clinician workflows and improve patient experience.

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For the second consecutive year, Bedroc, Inc. has been named to the 2017 Inc. 5000 list, an annual list of the fastest growing companies in the United States, compiled by Inc. Magazine. The annual roster includes the fastest growing private companies among many verticals and industries. Inc. magazine ranked privately-held companies based on the percentage growth of revenue from 2013 to 2016. Additionally, companies must have earned more than $2 million in revenue in 2016.

To be successful in fortifying your endpoints, you must take steps that complete the security picture by not just detecting threats on the endpoint but also by remediating vulnerabilities, identifying weaknesses, finding unprotected hosts, and continuously monitoring for indications of compromise. Let’s take a look at the benefits of..

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Tenable Network Security is hoping to make vulnerability management great again.

The security vendor, based in Columbia, Md., unveiled a new cloud-based vulnerability management platform, dubbed Tenable.io, this week at RSA Conference 2017. Tenable.io, which is delivered as a software-as-a-service offering, includes an API and software development kit that allows third parties to export and import vulnerability data. The..

"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" isn’t just a tale of scrappy rebels fighting against an evil Empire. With the issues it raises, including device authentication, asset management, and privilege control, it’s also a story about information security. Well, more like a cautionary tale.

The Empire we love to hate has exhaust-port-size holes in the way it conducts its secret affairs. Seriously, it’s..